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- The best 3 care tips for barberry in the bed and tub
- Tip 1: Mulching instead of watering and weeding
- Tip 2: Start fertilization brings momentum to growth
- Tip 3: Cutting keeps barberry in top shape
- Tips
Well mulched the barberry thrives better
The best 3 care tips for barberry in the bed and tub
In her profile is read that the most beautiful barberries from distant lands found their way into our gardens. Of course, this origin does not mean that the thorn-bred ornamental shrubs come along with demanding care. If you follow these 3 care tips, you will be rewarded with beautiful berberis bushes in the bed and tub.
Tip 1: Mulching instead of watering and weeding
In the Berberitzen care program, regular watering takes place primarily in the first 6 to 8 weeks after planting. Once the shrubs have become vigorously rooted in the bed, the watering can is used primarily in summer dryness. An exception is dwarf barberry in the bucket, which rely on a complementary water supply, because the scarce substrate volume dries faster.
A mulch layer of bark mulch, grass clippings or leaves keeps the soil sufficiently moist. At the same time weeds are effectively suppressed as a positive side effect, which makes annoying weeding under thorny branches superfluous.
Tip 2: Start fertilization brings momentum to growth
Awaken the floral spirits of your barberry with a start fertilization in March or April. With a dose of 3 liters of compost and 100 grams of horn shavings per square meter of bed surface, you will get the growth going. In the bucket, you are best fed with acid fertilizer with a liquid fertilizer, which you mix into the irrigation water.
Tip 3: Cutting keeps barberry in top shape
For a neat appearance as a solitaire or hedge you should cut your barberries at least once a year. How to do it right:
All barberries push out of old wood again. Consequently, you can radically cut a shrubby shrub to rebuild it. The best date for the rejuvenation cut is in the period from October 1 to February 28, because this time window is prescribed by the Federal Nature Conservation Act.
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You can easily transplant a well-tended barberry even in advanced age. While other woody species only cope with the strain of a change of location within the first 5 years of existence, Acornthorn bushes tolerate the procedure in every phase of life.